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▪ I. disconnect, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈdɪskənɛkt|, U.S. |ˈdɪskəˌnɛk(t)|
[‹ disconnect v.]
1. An act or instance of disconnecting; a break of (esp. electrical or telephone) connection.
1951N.Y. Times 22 Dec. 15/1 They were not liable when local law enforcement agencies provided information upon which a disconnect order was based. 1958Los Angeles Times 19 Aug. b4/2 Now if someone would only invent a telephone that would sift out unwanted calls with a disconnect on the first ring. 1987E. H. J. Pallett Aircraft Electr. Syst. (ed. 3) ii. 40 When a disconnect has taken place, the indicator button is released from magnetic attraction. 2001Times 29 Jan. (Interface section) 11/1 Those who suffer frequent disconnects from AOL should check out Terminator... The software answers the nag windows automatically and prevents you being logged off.
2. A complete lack of understanding, agreement, or consistency; a discrepancy.
1983N.Y. Times 17 June b6/5 There is a total, absolute disconnect between the Administration and the Congress as to what the armed forces are to do. 1993Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 16 Jan. a8/5 Experts on the presidency routinely talk about there being a ‘disconnect’ or ‘disengagement’ between what candidates promise on the campaign trail and what they say and do once they are elected. 2002Business Week 5 Aug. 54/1 In a disturbing disconnect, Stanley Furniture Co...has seen furniture sales slide even as the housing industry has continued to boom.
▪ II. disconnect, v.|dɪskəˈnɛkt|
[f. dis- 6 + connect v.]
1. trans. To sever the connexion of or between; to disjoin, disunite, separate. Const. with, from.
1770Burke Pres. Discont. 50 It is not easy to foresee, what effect would be, of disconnecting with Parliament the greatest part of those who hold civil employments. 1792― Let. to Sir H. Langrishe Wks. VI. 317 The Episcopal Church of England, before the Reformation, connected with the See of Rome, since then, disconnected and protesting against some of her doctrines, and against the whole of her authority. 1840Hood Up Rhine 224 It was impossible to disconnect him with old clothes and oranges. 1854G. B. Richardson Univ. Code v. 7591 Disconnect your screw propeller. 1892Law Times' Rep. LXVII. 210/1 To disconnect the drains of the defendants from the sewer.
2. To separate into disconnected or detached parts. Obs. exc. in pa. pple.: see disconnected 2.
1790Burke Fr. Rev. (R.), Thus the commonwealth itself would..crumble away, be disconnected into the dust and powder of individuality. 1810Wellington in Gurw. Desp. V. 611 They shall not induce me to disconnect my army.
Add: Hence discoˈnnectable a., capable of being disconnected.
1967W. Oliver in J. D. Lenk Applications Handbk. Electr. Connectors (Introd. for Eng. readers), Detachable or disconnectable connectors. 1978Nature 6 Apr. 519/2 The electrical demand for space and water heating could be met by wind power generation by providing a form of heat store on the consumers' premises..and making the storage heating load disconnectable from the electricity supply system. 1987Offshore Feb. 43/2 The disconnectable articulated riser turret (DART) mooring concept also incorporates a rigid extension integrated into the bow or stern of the vessel.
▪ III. discoˈnnect, ppl. a. rare—1.
[short for next: cf. connect ppl. a.]
= disconnected.
1839Bailey Festus xx. (1848) 254 In shadowy glimpses, disconnect The story, flowerlike, closes thus its leaves. |